The Writing Table is a podcast for writers and book lovers. Whether you're a seasoned writer or curious about the writing life, pull up a chair. Hear from authors from every stage-from New York Times list-makers to debuts. You'll get a behind-the-scenes view of your favorite books-from writing the ugly first drafts to the final editorial processes.
Check out interviews with Phillipa Gregory, Jennifer Weiner, Lemony Snicket, Laurie Frankel, and so many others. Come on in-there's always room at the writing table.
Hosted by Kris Clink, author of Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy and Sissie Klein is Completely Normal. Kris’s novels are set in middle America where front porches offer the best views, books are treasured, and there’s always room to pull up an extra chair at dinner. A native Texan, she’s now at home in Kansas with her husband, two spoiled pups, and the gorgeous cardinals who visit her back deck.
Raising sheep, chickens, and more while home schooling a house full of children, Melissa Ferguson shares what's in store for readers with her next novel, The Perfect Rom-Com. Melissa is the bestselli…
Poppy Kuroki was born in Scotland and grew up in England. She’s been living in Japan in the Kanagawa prefecture since 2016 where she works as a writer and freelance editor, and lives with her son. Sh…
Years after completing an MFA at Iowa and retiring from a storied careers in television and academics, Bob Johnson returned to writing to become an award-winning short story writer and graduate of th…
Jenn Bouchard reveals her takeaways on developing characters, how she rebounded after disappointment, and what's behind her latest novel, Considering Us.
Jenn has been teaching high school social stu…
What did Jennifer Weiner learn from Toni Morrison? Where did her research for her latest novel take her? Find out in this week's episode of the Writing Table.
Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times…
Cynthia Cina Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet. Heavily influenced by dark fairytales, folklore, urban legends and true crime and a mas…
Kimberly Brock is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Townsend Prize for Fiction, and The River Witch, recipient of the Georgia Author o…
Jacqueline Faber is an author and freelance writer. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Emory University, where she was the recipient of a Woodruff Scholarship, and taught in the Expositor…
Dating is hard, but Lindsay Jill Roth has conducted years of research, revealing key topics to consider when looking for Mr. or Mrs. Right. Roth is an award-winning television and live-events produce…
Amber Chen is a Singaporean-Chinese author of SFF and contemporary fiction. She spends much of her free time living within Chinese fantasy novels and dramas, and also drinks one too many cups of bubb…
Shanora Williams is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty romance and diverse suspense novels. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and three boys and …
#1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Barbara Nickless promised her mother she’d be a novelist when she grew up. What could be safer than sitting at a desk all day? But a sense …
Zeeva Bukai was born in Israel and raised in New York City. Her stories have appeared in OfTheBook Press, Mcsweeney’s Quarterly Concern, December Magazine, The Jewish Quarterly and elsewhere. She com…
Rosa Kwon Easton was born in Seoul, Korea, and grew up with her extended family in Los Angeles. Easton holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Smith College, a master’s in international and publ…
Amelia Diane Coombs is the author of four young adult novels, most recently All Alone With You, a JLG Gold Standard Selection. She’s a Northern California transplant living in Seattle, Washington, wi…
Murdle game books, available at your local indie bookstore and everywhere else, are created by G.T. Karber. G. T. grew up in a small town in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney. …
Darby Kane is a former divorce lawyer with a dual writing personality. Her debut thriller, Pretty Little Wife, was a Book of the Month pick, #1 international bestseller, and has been optioned by Amaz…
Rosie Schaap is the author of Drinking with Men: A Memoir and Becoming a Sommelier. She was a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, and has also contributed to the paper’s book review, dining, o…
Pip Drysdale is an Australian author, musician and actor. She grew up in Africa, Canada, and Australia, became an adult in New York and London, and lives on a steady diet of coffee, dreams, and liter…
Matthew FitzSimmons is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling Gibson Vaughn series, whiFitz includes Origami Man, Debris Line, Cold Harbor, Poisonfeather, and The Short Drop, and the Const…